The Osceola times., 1887-11-05
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

not draw a pension for gallant serY-
ices in the Mexican war. some
eighty.two men fell into line and
marched around the ring, hating
in front Of the judges stand, when Hon
T.J. Stubs delivered one OF his best
talks. A Hardee- Cleburne division bat
tle.fag was displayed from the stand.
There are 2.s2i attendants at tho public
schools OF Little Rock.
state Geologist Prof. j. c. Brnnuer. it is
said, has secured some valuable assistance
from the United States coast surveyors,
and will shortly run an accurate line from
Little Rock TO Memphis, which VIII en-
able him 10 determine the height above sea
level, and secure the exact altitude at all
points in the State.
The saw-milI. shingle.mill and planning
mill of Mr.. C. c. Lnomis, situated about
three miles north OF Little Rock, ON the
Iron Mountain railroad, at Loomis sta
tion, was consumed by, fire a few nights
ago. The cause was fire in the woods,
and SO fierce were the flames and so rapid
their advance that Mr.. Looms and MS
men were compelled to seek safety in
fight. SO parched and dry were the
woods around the mill that the flames ran
through the tops of the trees, devouring
every thing in their way. About fl'c,oOl
worth of fine lumber was destroyed, with
all the buildings about them. Mr. Loomis
puts his loss at 50, 900 to 5000, upon which
there was no insurance.
More buildings were put up in Little
Rock during the past year than in any
other city the size of this in the South.
Robert Riley was sent to the peniten-
tiary from st. Francis County for two
years for forgery.
The State Treasurer recoatly exchanged
$4,000 of the State certificates of indebt-
edness for ten bonds and coupons, amount
ing TO SI9,00o.
The opening of the Arkansas State Ex
position at Glenwood park, Little Rock,
was success. 1t exceeded the expecta-
tions Of the original promoters of the en-.
terprise.
A post-oflice has been established at
Fay, Hampstead County, with JAS. NJ.
Williams as postmaster,
J. J. McGrain's cotton gin, about eigh.
teen miles east Of Mountain View, Stone
County, was destroyed by fire n few
nights ago, and eighteen balos of cotton
and considerable machinery was burned,
loss about $1,000.
J. W. Love, who robbed the post ofIicO
and two stores at PaIarm the night of the
23l, was captured and LODGED in Jail at
Little Rock. Love is wanted in Faulkner
County for robbery.
A fire broke ont IN restaurant, which
Is in the new Capital Theatre building at
Little Rock, recently fitted up and valued
at $4,000. For awhile it looked as If the
whole building would be consumed, but
the prompt work Of the fire department
checked the flames. The damage done to
the building and restaurant was 500.
Governor Hughes has pardoned Joseph
Ballentine, eK.town marshal of Alma, who
was sentenced to the pcnitentiary two
years for manslaughter. He struck James
Warren with a cane ON the head, which
wound resulted in Warren's death. The
deceased was making hostile demons tra-
tions toward Ballenline, when TIE latter
struck him. The Governor was satisfied
that Ballent no did not intend 10 commit
murder, but was d defending him, alf from
an attack. Hon. j. II. Rogers, the clerk
and sheriff, and other officer Of Crawford
County, recommended the pardon.
r. L. Landers, sheriff Of lizard County,
recently turned over to the penitcntiary
authorities the notorious murderer, John
Flint. who so wantunly killed far mer OF
lizard County last fall. Flint got of with
a five years. sentence. J. y. Smith for
grand larceny and John Russell, fCI
burglary, also went from tho same county
on a five years sentence.
Advices were received at Little Rock
from Eng and a few days ago to let the
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the Little Rock & Alexandria raih hoad
II is reported that the work will be lone
by construction company. with head
quarters in Little Rock. This course xill
he adopted because Of the law prohibiting
foreign corporations from operating rail-
roads in Arkansas. The road will hs a
little more than 250 miles in length. Ihis
is the second line now contracted to build
to Little Rock this year.
The elegant little steamer Albo.ta
owned by Captain. Alberta Smith, of New
port, was burned TO the waters edgo a,
Indian Bay few nights ago. The fife is
supposed to have cauc lat from sparks 'ou
the smok e-stacks falling on tho cot en-
with which she was loade !, The boat was
valued at about =, 600, which is coy red
with insurance. This is the fourth time
that Captain Smith has had MS boats
burned, and all have boino the name oi
Alberta. tits reported that Captain NJ
W. Gibbs was burned TO death. He wa,
an old steamhoatman and was weu ln nwu
Captain Lum Webb's1argo GIN At Jack
sonport, with eight balos Of cotton, burned
few days ago.o The Gre was accidental
The loss Is about 90 900; no insurance.
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and dumb make very cred table showing.
at the State Exposition Of the Ingenuity
of tho unfortunates who cam9 into the
world bereft Of one or the other of theiE
senses.
Prof. J. y. Faucette has AZ the Expost.
tion wonderful nlnchine. n product oi
Arkansas ingenuity, called n theodolite
for the measurement Of distances, and
which is said to he the only machine of the
Kind in the world,
A diabolical murder occurred AZ Tucker.
man. a station ten miles above Jackson
port, on the Iron Mountain a. Southern
railroad, a few nights ago As the north
bound passenger train drew up at the
aforementioned station two men, named
Woods and Williams. who were in a
drunken cond tion, got OIL. Williams
started uptown and then turned back and
met Woods, who had just stepped onto
the platform, and shot him ~ ic', one shot
taking effect in the abdomen ard the other
in the bead, killing him instantly. win
Jams was captured anl iai,cd.
The Little Rock Expos tion is open.
Road overseers would do wei TO remem-
ber that the law says they must cause TO
be erected and kept in good repair a
guide-post az the forks and crossing
places Of every road and highway" ia
the several districts, on which shall be
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